History-making sisters making waves with Olympic relay qualification
Synopsis: The Straits Times looks at the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.
On Feb 18, Quah Ting Wen, Quah Jing Wen, Letitia Sim and Levenia Sim clocked 4 minutes and 2.88 seconds at the World Aquatics Championships to not just set a new women’s 4x100m medley relay national record, they also booked their ticket to Paris 2024. In this episode of Sports Talk, David Lee is joined by the two sets of sisters who became the first Singaporeans to qualify for an Olympic swimming relay event.
They share what it is like to train and compete as sisters, and what they need to do to create more history and make it to an Olympic final.3:39 The beginning of a strong combination8:59 Swimming as an a-Quah-tic family14:26 Redemption for Asian Games disqualification
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